"Only..."
Shin'un thought for a moment, then said, "After this battle, it's unclear exactly how many people will be left."
"Understood, there's nothing we can do about it." Nara Shikahito nodded, indicating his understanding. "I'll count the remaining ninjas later."
After speaking, Nara Shikahito unfolded the small scroll handed over by Shin'un, breaking its seal and revealing a roster and corresponding detailed information.
Nara Shikahito picked up the roster from the ground and said as he looked at it, "Speaking of which, this was really thrilling."
"If you hadn't arrived in time with a thousand reinforcements, this defensive line might have really been breached by the Sand Ninja, and then the Sand Ninja would have been able to enter the Land of Fire's mainland without resistance."
"By then, it will be much more difficult to push the Sand Ninja out of the Land of Fire."
Upon hearing Nara Shikahito's words, Shin'un agreed in his heart.
"Speaking of which, do you know why the Sand Ninja, contrary to their usual practice, directly organized all their ninja to launch a frontal assault?"
Nara Shikahito suddenly remembered something and casually mentioned it to Shin'un.
Shin'un, naturally unaware, shook his head and asked curiously.
Do you know who the current commander of the Sand Ninja is?
Nara Shikahito didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "It's Chiyo, and her younger brother Ebizo."
"Hmm~" Shin'un was a little confused. "So?"
"So?" Nara Shikahito laughed, looking at the list in his hand, and said, "I thought you already knew. Sunagakure has confirmed that Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, Take and Camel, died at the hands of White Fang."
At this point, Shin'un began to understand.
"You mean, Chiyo did this to avenge her son and daughter-in-law?"
Nara Shikahito nodded.
"I guess so."
"It was alright before, Chiyo had to deal with Hanzo of the Salamander from the Land of Rain. But ever since Hanzo of the Salamander started targeting only Konoha, she's been in charge of commanding the Sand Ninja on the battlefield in the Land of Rain."
"The other day, Chiyo was treating Sand Ninja who had been poisoned during the previous battle against Hanzo of the Salamander, so things were relatively peaceful."
"Until today, she finally couldn't take it anymore and overturned the table, gathering all the Sand Ninja to attack directly."
Nara Shikahito lowered his head, pondered for a moment, and continued:
"The idea is simple and straightforward, but with the Sand Ninja having far more ninjas than the Konoha, there is indeed a high probability that they can break through the defenses and achieve victory directly."
"Of course, correspondingly speaking, since they've chosen this direct, full-scale attack, the Sand Ninja's casualties will probably be no less than ours."
As he spoke, Nara Shikahito raised his head and looked at Shin'un, saying:
"Fortunately, I noticed something was wrong with the Sunagakure's movements beforehand and immediately recalled all the ninjas who had been dispatched on missions."
"Otherwise, this defensive line would probably have been destroyed before you arrived with over a thousand ninjas to reinforce it."
Shin'un nodded in understanding, but another question arose in his mind.
"If that's the case, why didn't we see Chiyo and Ebizo on the battlefield before?"
Nara Shikahito thought for a moment and replied:
"They're probably still treating the seriously injured Sand Ninja."
" Chiyo alone had to support most of the Sand Ninja medical system."
"As you know, the backwardness of Sand Ninja's medical care is well-known throughout the entire Shinobi World."
Shin'un nodded, then asked, "Do I have any tasks coming up?"
"Hmm~" Nara Shikahito replied after thinking for a moment when he heard Shin'un's question.
"Not at the moment, and probably not for the next two days."
"Don't worry, I'll send someone to notify you if there's a mission."
Upon hearing Nara Shikahito's words, Shin'un nodded, said hello, and left.
"Whoosh~"
As soon as the tent flap was pulled back, a figure Body Flicker Technique in front of Shin'un.
" Shin'un, that kid Nawaki has gone mad."
Yūichi carried the Nawaki on his back and came to Shin'un's side.
"What's wrong?" Shin'un went around behind Yūichi and saw that Nawaki Shu looked dazed, so he immediately went forward to check on him.
Shen Yun reached out and waved his hand in front of the Nawaki a few times, but the Nawaki still didn't react. Shin'un's heart skipped a beat.
The Nawaki Man didn't die, he just became an idiot...
"What's wrong with him?" Shin'un quickly asked Yūichi.
"Well..." Yūichi thought for a moment, then turned to answer. "Actually, it's simple."
Turning his head to look at the Nawaki behind him, Yūichi continued:
"When I first found this kid, one of his teammates had half his body missing, and the other had his head cut off while protecting Nawaki. Only this kid was still alive and well, with only minor injuries."
"Besides, his first time on the battlefield coincided with a massive battle involving thousands of people, and the tragic deaths of two teammates right before his eyes probably traumatized him."
Hearing this, Shin'un began to understand.
Shin'un glanced at the dejected Nawaki, but didn't say anything to comfort him.
He didn't have much experience with this kind of thing, and he'd never had a teammate die before...
After pondering for a moment, Shin'un was unsure what to say.
"Take him to medical-nin to check his minor injuries."
"I took him there." Yūichi weighed the Nawaki behind him.
Shin'un nodded upon hearing Yūichi's words.
"Then let's find an empty tent and let him have some peace and quiet."
"Alright." Hearing Shin'un's words, Yūichi took Nawaki and leaped away, heading towards the edge of the camp to find a less crowded tent so that Nawaki could have some peace and quiet.
"Sigh~"
Watching Yūichi and Nawaki walk away, Shin'un sighed regretfully.
Although he couldn't truly empathize, Shin'un could somewhat guess what Nawaki was thinking.
As the grandson of the First Hokage and the God of Shinobi, Nawaki must have been pampered and spoiled from a young age.
Born with all five elemental attributes and possessing the most concentrated Senju bloodline, his innate starting point surpasses many mediocre people in the Shinobi World. Although he cannot compare to the future overpowered individuals, he can certainly be called a genius.
In contrast, although Nawaki had been educated by Tsunade and had good character, he still longed to go to the battlefield.
That's how it was before. Back in Konoha, Tsunade wouldn't let him graduate, so he went directly to the Third Hokage to ask for graduation.
Later, Tsunade returned to Konoha to develop an antidote, while Nawaki kept insisting on going to the battlefield.
When Tsunade received the mission from the Third and was about to leave Konoha, she simply granted Nawaki's request and allowed Shin'un to lead Nawaki's squad onto the battlefield.
Shin'un still remembers the look of triumph on Nawaki's face on the day he left Konoha.
As a result, in the first official battle after arriving in the Land of Rain, Nawaki himself was slightly injured, and two of his teammates died before his eyes. One was tragically missing half of his body, and the other had his head chopped off by the enemy while trying to save Nawaki.
Now that Nawaki is in this state, besides the grief over the deaths of his two teammates, he is probably also filled with Nawaki -blame.
After all, as long as Nawaki followed Tsunade's instructions step by step and stayed in the safe Konoha of Konoha, his two teammates would never have died.